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EU unemployment rule change could cost Switzerland dearly

Currently, across EU and EFTA countries, unemployment benefits are paid by the country of residence. Last week, the EU announced plans to make the country of employment pay unemployment benefits instead. © Meryll | Dreamstime.com This change could be costly for Swiss cantons with large numbers of cross-border workers, workers who live in the EU but work in Switzerland. In March 2018, there were 316,000 workers in Switzerland living outside the country. Cantons with the most cross-border...

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